Provoke/Ultimatum is NOT a part of your rotation!!!!

[Duskane]

I'm not talking about swaps. I'm talking about an off-tank Provoking and then immediately Shirking the main tank to give the MT free enmity. That's not a swap.

I believe that is fairly common in 8-man content so that the MT doesn't have to do things like aggro combos or going into tank stance to keep the DPS from ripping aggro. I know my static's tanks have specific points in fights where the OT Provokes > immediately Shirks the MT purely so that our MT doesn't have to go into Defiance.

Thereby, it is part of a tank's rotation when there are not any upcoming swaps that would need an OT Provoke and an MT Shirk to the OT.

yes Provoke+ shirk is used to get a boost of aggro for MT
but its not apart of a rotation its be like saying Esuna or raise is apart of a healers rotation

heres a example of a rotation

[Kalise]

yes Provoke+ shirk is used to get a boost of aggro for MT
but its not apart of a rotation its be like saying Esuna or raise is apart of a healers rotation

heres a example of a rotation

If you use it on CD when it's not necessary to delay it due to mechanics, it's part of the rotation.

Much like how Inner Release is a part of the rotations you posted, while again, it can occasionally be delayed due to mechanics (You don't want to pop IR at a time when you aren't free to Fell Cheese all over the boss for its duration)

Comparing it to Esuna or Raise isn't accurate, since Esuna and Raise are direct responses to mechanics or situations. Meanwhile, Circle-Shirking is just something that is done to improve the buffer of enmity between the MT and DPS outside of times where it is saved to respond to a mechanic (Which would just be a Tank swap that would need the OT to taunt, but even then, there exists 2 taunt skills. Provoke and Ultimatum which means that so long as the OT is in range to Ultimatum, there's literally no reason not to just Circle-Shirk on CD)